FERVER General Assembly 2014National report Norway

A. Market situation Norway

• Collection packaging glass– Increased 8,4 % in 2013– Increased 4,2 % so far this year

• Collection rate container glass was 90 % in 2013• Breweries are changing from «refillable bottles» to «disposable

bottles»• Norsk Glassgjenvinning installed lead removing equipment in

2013• Recycled glass in Norway are partly exported and partly used

as raw material for foam glass– No production units for glass in Norway

• Flat glass and automotive glass collection are coordinated by Glassretur (www.glassretur.no)

B. Atmosphere towards….

• Glass producers – OK• Authorities – No major issues/problems• Green Dot system

– Very close cooperation – Norsk Glassgjenvinning and Norsk Metallgjenvinning have a 40 % owner share in «Grønt Punkt Norge»

C. Waste Framework Directive

• EU Regulation 1179/2012 End-Of-Waste glass– Not implemented in Norway– Norsk Glassgjenvinning are acting as if it was

D./E. Export/import – Future challenges

• No export problems• Future need import

– Import of cullets (fines) for foam glass production

• Future challenges– Increased focus on large “central sorting” facilities– Increased competition from plastic bottles/packaging